life beyond the one shot
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life beyond the one-shot:librarians teaching a one-credit course
Virginia CairnsLane Wilkinson
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
The USTU Program
• History• Call for proposals• Reference & Instruction Meetings
What can we offer?
• Embedded in freshman experience• Advanced instructional technologies• Active engagement in Web 2.0• Campus resource for emerging technologies
Beyond Facebook: Round 1
• Distributed instruction• Activities–Flickr
• Student presentations–The ‘Blog Guy’
Beyond Facebook: Round 1
• Assessment• Learning curve• Blackboard
Beyond Facebook: Round 1
Pros & Cons
Beyond Facebook: Round 2
• Single instructor• Activities–Reader
• Digital portfolio–Final project
Beyond Facebook: Round 2
• Assessment• Learning curve• Blogspot
Beyond Facebook: Round 2
Pros & Cons
Lessons Learned
• Copyright• Web 2.0• Passive internet use• HTML skills• Computer skills
Students and technology
• YouTube trumps all• What do librarians do?• Focus on video• Lots of hand-holding• Privacy is fundamental• “Grown-ups” don’t use Facebook
Lessons for libraries
• Classroom management• Be prepared to take charge• Potential workshops• Student feedback• Expand to upper-division students• A smartphone is not “Web 2.0”• If you put a computer in front of them, they will
go on Facebook
Conclusion
• Questions?
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Virginia CairnsHead of Reference & InstructionLupton Library, UT-Chattanooga
[email protected]/vacairns
Lane WilkinsonReference & Instruction LibrarianLupton Library, [email protected]/informationninja